package database import ( "fmt" "hash/crc32" ) const advisoryLockIdSalt uint = 1486364155 // inspired by rails migrations, see https://goo.gl/8o9bCT func GenerateAdvisoryLockId(databaseName string) (string, error) { sum := crc32.ChecksumIEEE([]byte(databaseName)) sum = sum * uint32(advisoryLockIdSalt) return fmt.Sprintf("%v", sum), nil }